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Kimani Gray, Brooklyn shooting victim, mourned

Members of the Bedford Stuyvesant volunteer EMS squad

Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Members of the Bedford Stuyvesant volunteer EMS squad stand at attention outside the Carib Funeral Home in Brooklyn where a wake for Kimani Gray was being held. Gray, 16, was shot and killed by NYPD officers two weeks ago tomorrow after the officers say he pointed a gun at them. (March 22, 2013)

Kimani Gray, the 16-year-old from East Flatbush, Brooklyn, who was shot dead by police two weeks ago, was mourned Friday and will be buried Saturday after a service at a church just blocks from where he lived.

"It's very emotional in there. Very emotional," said community activist Fatimah Shakur of the scene inside the Caribe Funeral Home on Utica Avenue Friday. "You can't sit too long in...

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